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TYC will begin pilot project on Strategies
for Juvenile SupervisionEffective January 1, 1990, the Texas
Youth Commission will begin a pilot
project utilizing Strategies for
Juvenile Supervision (SJS). The SJS is a
case assessment and correctional
management process which has been
designed to assist those who work
with juvenile offenders in both com-
munity and institution settings. The
system provides a structured means
for gathering and organizing informa-
tion into an appropriate individual
case plan.
SJS addresses the qualitative aspects
of juvenile supervision by suggesting
specific strategies which are most like-
ly to result in positive change on the
part of the individual juvenile of-
fender. The system was designed to
complement and enhance the profes-
sional judgement of the primary ser-
vice worker. SJS has a threefold
purpose:
To provide the primary service
worker with a set of p red ictions
about the juvenile's likely
response to supervision.
. To provide an immediate "con-
sult" or second opinion for under-
standing case dynamics and
formulating supervision strategy.
. It allows the caseworker to as-
sume a proactive rather than reac-
tive stance in the supervision
process.
The SJS system will be piloted by the
North, South, Central regions, and by
the entire Brownwood State School
and the New Challenge program at
the Gainesville State School. Many
TYC staff have already received train-ing in SJS and their response has indi-
cated that this is a most useful tool for
understanding and working with our
youth. A training schedule has been
developed to complete the training of
all primary service workers and other
related staff in the three pilot regions
and two training schools by January 1.
The Research and Planning Depart-
ment will monitor the use of the sys-
tem to determine its impact.
Marie Murdoch, Director of
Casework Services, has been ap-
pointed SJS Project Director and Jack
Patton, Statewide Reception Center,
will serve as coordinator of the train-
ing schedule.
Kerrville Workshop
Scheduled
The agency's annual workshop has
been scheduled for July 11-13, 1990,
at the Best Western Inn of the Hills
i n Kerrvill Ie.
The annual awards banquet, at
which outstanding employees will
be announced and honored, will be
held on Thursday night, July 12. TYC
board members will make the
presentations.
A general session for staff mem-
bers will begin at 2:30 p.m. on July
11. Sessions continue in the morn-
ing and afternoon of the 12th con-
cluding at noon on July 13.
Outstanding employees will be
recognized from institutions, com-
munity services, contract programs
and central office. Contributions by
members of the legislature will also
be recognized.If you want to continue to receive TYC NOTES, Texas law requires that you
request it in writing annually. Your name will be removed from the mailing
list if you do not respond. To remain on the mailing list, return this page,
signed and dated to:
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4900 North Lamar
P. O. Box 4260
Austin, Texas 78765
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(NOTE: TYC Employees are exempt from this requirement because each TYC
facility receives a verified number of TYC NOTES and distributes them to all
employees.)
4NOTES is published quarterly by the
Texas Youth Commission, 4900
North Lamar, P. O. Box 4260, Austin,
Texas 78765, 512/483-5000. Con-
tributing information should be sent
to the attention of Rita Torres,
Editor, at the address above.
Board members include:
Larry F. York, Austin,
Chairman
Comer J. Cottrell,Dallas,
Vice Chairman;
Gary D. Compton, Amarillo
Kenneth S. George, Dallas
Rev. Floyd N.Williams, Sr.
Houston
Marilla B. Wood, Austin
Ron Jackson
Executive Director
TYC will begin awarding
incentive payments
Effective September 1, the Texas
Youth Commission will be able to
award employees lump sum incentive
payments for documented high level
performance, including special
achievement or a significant contribu-
tion to the agency.
The lump sum payment may be up to
6.8% of an employee's annual base
salary. Base salary does not include
other types of pay such as longevity
pay. An employee receiving a lump
sum incentive payment may not
receive a regular merit increase until
six months have elapsed.
In addition to recognizing special
achievement, the lump sum incentive
award will benefit employees on step
eight of their respective pay group.
An employee must meet all of the
following criteria to qualify for a lump
sum incentive payment:
*The employee must have been
employed by TYC in a regular, not
temporary, classified position for
at least twelve continuous
months;
. At least twelve months must have
elapsed since the employee's last
merit, promotion, or lump sum in-
centive payment;
- The employee must have had no
disciplinary action or negative per-
sonnel action within the past
twelve months;
. A current evaluation document-
ing high level performance must
be on file.
(Cont. on P. 5)
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